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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1958
Page
4
Monticello and its Monti celly athletes swept field events at the Wa Mac conference meet, claiming six overall wins and topping the team standings with 884 points. Gary Poppe and the Monticello quartet excelled in sprints and relays while Bill Vesey and Jim Helgens dominated throwing events, though junior squads failed to secure firsts.
Mrs Freeman Smith Sr spent weekend in Waterloo at the William Sage home and joined Mother's Day events at ISTC. Kappa Phi hosted breakfasts and teas, with many locals visiting relatives in Bettendorf Anamosa and Cedar Rapids. Several families and guests from Monticello, Delhi, Earlville, Coggan and Dubuque appeared at dinners and weddings as spring visits continued.
Sharon Miller senior crowns the May Queen during the Blessed Virgin ceremony at Sacred Heart church while Jean Dunn serves as attendant. forty First Holy Communion celebrants processed to the church with flower girls and pages, followed by students from fifth through high school.
A star studded field of late model stock cars and top professionals gathers for Cedar Rapids Hawkeye 360 Hawkeye Downs aims to set track marks. Notables include Johnny Beauchamp Don White and Ernie Derr with a $4200 purse. Bob Burdick of Omaha competes in a 1958 Ford. Time trials start May 17 with the Hawkeye 300 on May 18.
A community calendar lists events from May 15 to May 29 in Anamosa and surrounding towns. Activities include 4-H enrollment deadlines, sewing and craft workshops, club meetings, dances, rummage events, a slave auction charity fundraiser, Camp Fire ceremonies, city ceremonial, explorer and rotary meetings, navy recruitment, voting notices, and driver license exams with locations at community buildings, schools, and churches. The schedule features multiple organizations such as 4-H, Farm Bureau, Lions Club, Sacred Heart, Monticello school, St. Luke's church, and the Omdd fellowships, with venues in Anamosa, Monticello, DeWitt, and Center Junction.
Scotch Grove and Monticello residents gathered at Mrs. Max Burns home for a May meeting. Items saved included glippings and recipes with a few not kept, a $5 cancer fund donation was approved, and Mrs. Raymond Eby won a serving set in the guessing box. The occasion honored MR AND MRS AREND POPPE on their 40th anniversary with planning by Mrs. Wallace Cruise and Margaret Poppe. Mrs. John Jacobs is improving after a heart ailment. MR AND MRS JERRY NAYLOR left for Mississippi for seed processing training with future southern travels planned.
Sand Springs residents share visits with family friends across several towns. Walter Hill and family hosted a Mother's Day supper. Delights include Mary Brown of Manchester and Brown family of Dyersville joining in. Mrs Floyd Darrow improves and will move to a Wyoming nursing home. Shrubs stolen: 90 feet of hedge at Fred Traum residence in Sioux City.
The Pythian Sisters held a May 12 pot luck for mothers and daughters with a well attended program led by Mrs. Harold Blair. Readings and songs featured Mrs. Fannis Milroy Judy Schneider Chauncey Robinson Russell Meade Hester Sinclair Lula Cass and others. The evening closed with God Bless America and the Lord's Prayer. Fourteen members of the 94 club spent May 9 in Cedar Rapids for a luncheon at the Roosevelt hotel and a library visit to hear Mrs. William DeVall discuss art in schools from kindergarten to high school.
Oline Stella Easterly Hart born December 27, 1871 in Stanwood Iowa to John and Mary Easterly. She died May 7 at the home of her daughter Mrs Irma Williams in Wheatland after a life spent in Stanwood and area. She married Wallace L Hart in Stanwood December 9 1890 and had three children.
The Prairie Hill Be Natural 4 H club met Tuesday evening May 6 at the Goedken home. Demonstrations included Putting in a Hem by Peggy Thomsen Know Your Labels by Freda Kromminga and Different Seams by Luciel Blohm. Peggy Thomsen and Barbara Hugh led recreation and lunch was served by the hostesses.
The Richland Roc-Etts held a May 5 gathering at Sylvia Stenzel’s home. Members answered roll call with a towel hemmed by hand. Judy Schmit demonstrated a simple placket and Janet Chapman showed how to sew on hooks and eyes. Mrs. Carl Poppe and Mrs. Jake Streeter judged grooming, naming two top girls.
The document details the death of a longtime Olin resident with burial in Olin cemetery, listing surviving family including husband Eugene Hart, daughter Irma Williams, sister Otheal Kester, grandchildren and great grandchildren, and noting church and club memberships. It also covers a 4-H club meeting in Clay and a workshop at the Onslow Presbyterian church with participant lists and activities.
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